Legal Guardian Of Child Meaning
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If you are in a legal guardianship, answer ?Yes? to Question #55. Note: Neither legal guardians nor foster parents are considered parents when completing the FAFSA. This means you do not list their income and household size information on your FAFSA.
A guardian is a person who is appointed to look after another person or his property. He or she assumes the care and protection of the person for whom he/she is appointed the guardian. The guardian takes all legal decisions on behalf of the person and the property of the ward.
A guardian is someone who has been legally appointed to take charge of the affairs of another person, for example a child or someone who is mentally ill. Destiny's legal guardian was her grandmother. The guardian of something is someone who defends and protects it.
The role of ?godparent? is religious while the role of ?guardian? is legal. Thus, a godparent is not automatically a guardian if the parents die. But a parent can take steps to designate a godparent as guardian. The role of ?godparent? is a religious role, not one established by our legal system.
The term ?parent? includes a legal guardian or other person standing in loco parentis (such as a grandparent or stepparent with whom the child lives, or a person who is legally responsible for the child's welfare).